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The Lesbian and Gay Studies Reader assembles 42 seminal essays that chart the breadth of contemporary lesbian and gay studies. Drawing from disciplines such as history, literature, critical theory, cultural studies, African American studies, sociology, anthropology, psychology, classics, and philosophy, it examines sexual, ethnic, racial, and socio-economic experiences. The collection includes influential voices—Judith Butler, John D'Emilio, Kobena Mercer, Adrienne Rich, Gayle Rubin, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, among others—and covers topics ranging from butch-fem roles, gender construction, feminist theory, and AIDS to colonialism, S/M, and cultural representation. An extensive bibliographical essay offers readers a guide to further scholarship.
First publish date: 1993
Genre: LGBTQ+ Fiction/Gay Fiction
Authors: Henry Abelove
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